Abstract: The present invention provides a planer acoustic transducer including a vibrating diaphragm including a spiral voice coil provided on both surfaces or on one surface of an insulating base film; and a permanent magnet corresponding to the voice coil, wherein, in the vibrating diaphragm, the spiral voice coil is formed by applying a wire conductor, in a coil pattern, onto a sheet-like substrate having an adhesive layer on at least one surface thereof. Alternatively, at least a portion of the vibrating diaphragm, which portion corresponds to the loop of a first or second vibration mode, is reinforced with a rigidity-imparting member; the substrate of the vibrating diaphragm is formed of a resin foam; or the voice coil is formed three-dimensionally.

Abstract: An optical disk apparatus for a phase-change optical disk detects the boundary between a first region and a second region prior to detecting a synchronization mark. The synchronization mark is detected in accordance with the position of the detected boundary between the first region and the second region. User data is read from a data region in accordance with the detected synchronization mark.

Abstract: A wiring system is provided. Using the system, a wire conductor is stuck on a surface of a substrate by causing a three-dimensional relative movement between a wiring head for guiding the wire conductor and the substrate such that the wiring head relatively moves along an adhesive layer on the surface of the substrate and the wiring head and the adhesive layer intermittently come close to each other for point contact.

Abstract: A wiring method is provided, in which a wire conductor is stuck on a surface of a substrate by causing a three-dimensional relative movement between a wiring head (2) for guiding the wire conductor (5) and the substrate (11) such that the wiring head relatively moves along an adhesive layer (12) on the surface of the substrate and the wiring head and the adhesive layer intermittently come close to each other for point contact. A wiring apparatus for carrying out the wiring method includes a table (1) for supporting the substrate, a wiring head arranged for reciprocating motion between a close position in which the wiring head can be in point contact with the adhesive layer and a distant position in which the wiring head is most distant from the adhesive layer, and a moving mechanism (3) for causing a translational motion of the wiring head along the surface of the substrate under the control of a control section (4).

Abstract: A drive device having an improved capability of reproducing data is disclosed. If an error occurs during a reproducing operation, reproduction is retried after changing amplitude reference values depending on whether the recording laser power is adequate. This makes it possible for the retrying operation to successfully read data that the previous reproducing operation failed to correctly read owing to an inadequate recording laser power. The determination as to whether the recording laser power is adequate is performed on the basis of the degree of asymmetry of the waveform of a data signal read by head means.

Abstract: A wiring method is provided, in which a wire conductor is stuck on a surface of a substrate by causing a three-dimensional relative movement between a wiring head for guiding the wire conductor and the substrate such that the wiring head relatively moves along an adhesive layer on the surface of the substrate and the wiring head and the adhesive layer intermittently come close to each other for point contact.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical disk device and can be applied to, for example, a reproduction system of a phase-change-type optical disk device handling high density recording in order to improve the detection accuracy of specific patterns, such as a synchronizing pattern, without increasing the redundancy of the format. A specific pattern is detected by using NRZI data D1R that is obtained by signal processing of a reproduction signal DRF, and has been NRAI-modulated from pulse-position-modulated data D2R.

Abstract: In a magneto-optic disc apparatus corresponding to six-value four-status Viterbi decoding method, an RAA has 12 registers so as to separately adapt amplitude reference values for an address portion and amplitude reference values for a data portion on a magneto-optic disc. Normally, stored values of the registers at the time a reproducing operation has been just completed are used for initial values for an adapting process in the next reproducing operation. On the other hand, when data cannot be correctly reproduced and thereby a read-retry operation or the like is preformed, predetermined values that are stored in 12 registers in the RAA are used as initial values. In this case, the adapting process for amplitude reference values is not performed.

Abstract: An optical disk apparatus for a phase-change optical disk detects the boundary between a first region and a second region prior to detecting a synchronization mark. The synchronization mark is detected in accordance with the position of the detected boundary between the first region and the second region. User data is read from a data region in accordance with the detected synchronization mark.

Abstract: An A/D converter (30) samples an analog signal synchronously with a sampling clock from a VCO (70). These sampled values are stored in a shift register (410). A code judging section (420) detects the positive/negative sign pattern (time-series code pattern) of the sampled values held in storage elements (S0 to S5) of the shift register (410) and stores the sampled values in predetermined register (431 to 434) according to the detected sign pattern. According to this, a calculating section (430) determines the phase difference between the analog signal and the sampling clock. The phase difference is fed to a VCO (70) through a D/A converter (50) and a loop filter (60).

Abstract: In a magneto-optic disc apparatus corresponding to six-value four-status Viterbi decoding method, an RAA has 12 registers so as to separately adapt amplitude reference values for an address portion and amplitude reference values for a data portion on a magneto-optic disc. Normally, stored values of the registers at the time a reproducing operation has been just completed are used for initial values for an adapting process in the next reproducing operation. On the other hand, when data cannot be correctly reproduced and thereby a read-retry operation or the like is preformed, predetermined values that are stored in 12 registers in the RAA are used as initial values. In this case, the adapting process for amplitude reference values is not performed.

Abstract: An ACS of a Viterbi decoder generates status data that an SMU represents a status transition corresponding to the maximum likelihood status transition selected corresponding to each read clock pulse. A merge block generates decoded data corresponding to status data. A timing generator generates timings of a leading edge and a trailing edge of a reproduced RF signal corresponding to status data. A PEC generates a phase error signal PE corresponding to a reproduced signal value sampled at these the timings (namely, sampling values of an A/D converter). With the phase error signal PE, a VCO is controlled. The memory length of the SMU that generates the timings is smaller than the memory length for a decoding process. One of the memory lengths can be selected depending on whether data is reproduced from a header area or a data area.

Abstract: In a magneto-optic disc apparatus corresponding to six-value four-status Viterbi decoding method, an RAA has 12 registers so as to separately adapt amplitude reference values for an address portion and amplitude reference values for a data portion on a magneto-optic disc. Normally, stored values of the registers at the time a reproducing operation has been just completed are used for initial values for an adapting process in the next reproducing operation. On the other hand, when data cannot be correctly reproduced and thereby a read-retry operation or the like is preformed, predetermined values that are stored in 12 registers in the RAA are used as initial values. In this case, the adapting process for amplitude reference values is not performed.

Abstract: A wiring method is provided, in which a wire conductor is stuck on a surface of a substrate by causing a three-dimensional relative movement between a wiring head (2) for guiding the wire conductor (5) and the substrate (11) such that the wiring head relatively moves along an adhesive layer (12) on the surface of the substrate and the wiring head and the adhesive layer intermittently come close to each other for point contact. A wiring apparatus for carrying out the wiring method includes a table (1) for supporting the substrate, a wiring head arranged for reciprocating motion between a close position in which the wiring head can be in point contact with the adhesive layer and a distant position in which the wiring head is most distant from the adhesive layer, and a moving mechanism (3) for causing a translational motion of the wiring head along the surface of the substrate under the control of a control section (4).

Abstract: In a Viterbi decoder, an SMU is used instead of a PMU. The SMU has four status memories that process a status data value composed of a plurality of bits that represent a status at a time. The status memories generate a sequence of four status data values. A merge block generates decoded data corresponding to the four status data values, detects mismatches of four status data values, and generates a mismatch detection signal NM. The number of mismatches is counted corresponding to the mismatch detecting signal NM. The quality of decoded data and reproduced signal are evaluated corresponding to the count value.

Abstract: A structure for detecting a phase error for causing a PLL of an information reproducing apparatus to be locked and for selecting Viterbi determination mode, MSB determination mode (for obtaining a phase error detection timing corresponding to MSB of output data of an A/D converter disposed on the preceding stage of a Viterbi decoder) is disclosed. One of the three modes is selected corresponding to the state of the PLL. A Viterbi timing generating circuit, an MSB timing generating circuit, and a frequency lock mode timing generating circuit are provided. Phase error detection timings generated by the three circuits are selectively supplied to a phase error detecting circuit by a sampling pulse selecting switch. The selected phase error detection timing is switched between the acquisition mode and the tracking mode.

Abstract: An optical disc system, optical disc, and a recording method allow users to use increased data recording capacities on recording media. The optical disc system for recording data modulated according to a predetermined encoding restrictive length on an optical disc comprises switching means for selectively outputting synchronization control data composed of patterns having a period shorter than the encoding restrictive length and used for synchronization at a data readout time, or the recording data at predetermined time intervals. A recording area for the synchronization control data can be narrowed in a sector format by generating the synchronization control data and recording it on a medium as patterns having a period shorter than that of patterns modulated according to the predetermined encoding restrictive length.

Abstract: Provided is a multilayer insulated wire comprising a conductor and three or more insulating layers covering the conductor, in which each of first and second insulating layers, as counted from the conductor side, is (a) an extrusion-coating layer of an intimate resin mixture compounded so that an ethylene-based copolymer, having a carboxylic acid or a metal salt of the carboxylic acid on the side chain thereof, accounts for 5 to 40 parts by weight compared to 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic straight-chain polyester resin, (b) an extrusion-coating layer consisting mainly of a thermoplastic straight-chain polyester resin formed by combining an acid constituent and an alcoholic constituent the whole or a part of which is cyclohexanedimethanol, or (c) an extrusion-coating layer of an intimate resin mixture compounded so that the ethylene-based copolymer, having the carboxylic acid or the metal salt of the carboxylic acid on the side chain thereof, accounts for 50 parts or less by weight compared to 100 part

Abstract: The process for producing a prepreg of a glass fiber cloth according to the present invention is characterized by heat-treating the inner portions of the selvages of the glass fiber cloth to remove the residual stress of glass fibers in the glass fiber cloth, coating the heat-treated portions of the glass fiber cloth with a solution of a saturated polyester type resin of 150.degree. to 180.degree. C. softening point insoluble in a thermosetting resin varnish to be later used for impregnation so that the amount coated becomes 4 to 10% by weight as resin based on the weight of the portions of glass fiber cloth coated, drying the resulging glass fiber cloth, removing the selvage portions of the glass fiber cloth by cutting, impregnating the selvages-removed glass fiber cloth with the above mentioned thermosetting resin varnish, and drying the impregnated glass fiber cloth.